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100		1	_aJONES J R
245		0	_aMarlborough
260			_aCambridge: _bCambridge University Press, _c1993
300			_a245p.
440			_aBritish lives
520		3	_aA study on John Churchill, first Duke of Marlborough's career. This book is all about his struggle againts French attempts to establish leadership in western Europe and the bitter political conflict in Britain between the Whig and the Tory parties. It also examines his rise from obscurity and poverty to wealth and greatness, his decisive role in the Revolution of 1688 and the circumstances and reasons for his dramatic fall.
650			_aBIOGRAPHIES
650			_aBRITAIN
650			_aFRANCE
650			_aLEADERSHIP
650			_aMARLBOROUGH DUKE OF
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